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Cate Blanchett plays a conductor role in the new film "Tár." (Photo/Focus Features)
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Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the new movie about classical music that’s garnering awards buzz

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 31, 2022October 31, 2022
(Photo/Rich Fury-VF20-Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Design/JTA-Mollie Suss)
Posted inCulture

‘How are you supposed to enjoy music by somebody that hates you?’: Jewish fans press pause on Ye’s songs

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA October 28, 2022
Acclaimed director and cinematographer Milos Forman is the subject of "Forman vs. Forman," a documentary showing at the California Independent Film Festival.
Posted inCulture

Films about Jews, plus a ‘Grease’ sing-along, at California Independent Film Fest

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 27, 2022November 2, 2022
Audrey Glickman, a survivor of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, blows the shofar outside the building in the HBO documentary "A Tree of Life." (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
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HBO’s documentary on the Tree of Life synagogue shooting arrives as the nation’s eyes are back on antisemitism

by Andrew Lapin and JTA October 27, 2022
"Para Humber" by Miguel Arzabe is currently on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
Posted inCulture

Woven artwork at CJM speaks to our broken world

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell by Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell October 26, 2022January 3, 2023
Angelique Cabral as Becca Winograd-Diaz (left) and Rosa Salazar as Alma Winograd-Diaz in 'Undone.' (Photo/Courtesy Prime Video)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Undone’ imagines reversing intergenerational trauma in a Mexican-Jewish-American family

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz October 24, 2022October 25, 2022
Part of "The Creation" by Ori Sherman, 1986-88
(Photo/The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life)
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Artist Ori Sherman’s full ‘Creation’ series on view at Magnes

Lauren Hakimi by Lauren Hakimi October 21, 2022October 26, 2022
Gisèle Huff is the author of "Force of Nature:" The Remarkable True Story of One Holocaust Survivor's Resilience, Tenacity, and Purpose."
Posted inSeniors

Why this S.F. Holocaust survivor supports universal basic income

by Dan Pine October 21, 2022November 7, 2022
Ramy (Ramy Youssef) and Yuval (Julian Sergi) traveled to Israel together for a business opportunity in season three of "Ramy." (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Hulu)
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Ramy Youssef opens up on filming in Israel, writing Jewish characters and reading Heschel

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA October 21, 2022October 21, 2022
Playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner (left) speaks with Stanford students who attended his talk on "Munich," Oct. 19, 2022 (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
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At Stanford, screenwriter Tony Kushner reflects on ‘Munich’ and the controversy surrounding it

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 20, 2022October 31, 2022

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